Arnold

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 MARIE A ARNOLD, Case No. 19-cv-05147-SVK

Plaintiff,

ORDER DENYING APPLICATION

v. FOR LEAVE TO PROCEED IN

FORMA PAUPERIS ON APPEAL

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Re: Dkt. No. 51 Defendant.

Plaintiff Marie A. Arnold, proceeding pro se, has filed an application for leave to proceed in forma pauperis (“IFP Application”) on appeal to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Dkt. 51. Plaintiff appeals this Court’s February 13, 2020 order in which the Court granted Defendant’s motion to dismiss and dismissed Plaintiff’s first amended complaint without leave to amend. Dkt. 48. Rule 24 of the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure provides that “a party to a district- court action who desires to appeal in forma pauperis must first file a motion in the district court.” Fed. R. App. P. 24(a)(1). In support of the motion, the party must provide the district court with an affidavit that: (a) shows the party’s inability to pay or to give…